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Date:      Sat, 04 Aug 2001 21:59:25 +0200
From:      Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Bind/Zone files
Message-ID:  <5.1.0.14.0.20010804215633.03d1bec8@mail.Go2France.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010804134043.A3696@nero.nero.lastamericanempire.com>

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>I am trying to set up named to be the primary dns for my new domain.
>Currently my machine's address is 192.168.1.13 and is behind a Linksys
>router with one of my real IPs. The router forwards various port requests to
>my box at 192.168.1.13.  The question I havent' been able to find the
>answer to is whether my internal IP is specified anywhere in the zone
>file for the domain?

no, named will answer A queries with the public ip on the outside of the 
router.

>Or do I simply use the IP of the router and have
>it forward DNS/HTTP/SMTP requests?

the router will have to portmap the :53, :80, and :25 ports on the public 
ip to the private ipīs where you are providing those services.

>I appreciate any help as I am really new to DNS, Bind and network stuff
>in general.

well, you could have chosen a more digestible first meal!  :))

Len


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